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^ Hmmm. I just hope Andy doesn't focus too much on the USO at the expense of Montreal and Cinci. And anyway hasn't he had plenty of time to get accustomed to playing on hard-courts? Not matches certainly, but practice is better than nothing, which is what happened in Toronto last year.

Initially i thought Andy may be setting himself up for a fall, but i have come to the conclusion that what he says in interviews doesn't really mirror his own feelings, i think this is just him lowering expectation on purpose and not just for us, he plays possum for the media these days, and is getting very good at it, i still remember his quote during Wimbledon when he said better players than him were getting knocked out early, and then tells his backroom staff that he is glad that he has the worlds best player in the final

Still, i think tomorrow won't be a walk in the park for him, he is right in one respect and that he does tend to start off slow when making a transition to a different surface so it wouldn't surprise me if it went to 3 sets, i think he will have to play absolutely rubbish for him to lose against Granola.

As ever Andy will do his best, we must expect a few ups and downs especially after winning Wimbledon. We cannot expect him sail through matches without them. He needed a break and I am sure he will be refreshed and be happy to be playing again.

As ever Andy will do his best, we must expect a few ups and downs especially after winning Wimbledon. We cannot expect him sail through matches without them. He needed a break and I am sure he will be refreshed and be happy to be playing again.

As usual it was his fans who were getting edgy while Andy maintained his composure. You just gotta love him!

Probably no bad thing to be tested today - and Peter Fleming agrees with me Which is not to say I wasn't getting edgy Aileen - much as it's good to see Andy out there again, 2 sets were quite enough for now thank you very much

I agree with you Gnome, this reads to me just as Andy keeping things in perspective and lowering expectations. It's reverse psychology really. It worked well for him at Wimbledon, so why not .

I'm pretty sure you are right about this.

There are certain things players say, that cannot be taken too literally. Not being bothered about winning Wimbledon is one of them, as well as anything to do with their form. Most of them will claim to be feeling fresh as a daisy and fighting fit at they go into a tournament, even if they have injury niggles. Nadal being the exception, lol.

Probably no bad thing to be tested today - and Peter Fleming agrees with me Which is not to say I wasn't getting edgy Aileen - much as it's good to see Andy out there again, 2 sets were quite enough for now thank you very much

Yes two sets were enough for me too! But I was glad that this was a test for Andy because he's going to have bigger battles later on in the tournament (assuming he defeats Gulbis).

Before I go to look after three grandchildren I had a look at the headlines. Has anyone seen the dreadful headline by the Telegraph? It is awful and unlike them. Just as well Andy pays no attention nowa days.

not the usual tennis correspondent for the Torygraph - I don't think he'd have taken such a negative slant. You can hardly say reaching a masters final in a scratch pairing with a guy you've not played with since a kid 'a blow'.

not the usual tennis correspondent for the Torygraph - I don't think he'd have taken such a negative slant. You can hardly say reaching a masters final in a scratch pairing with a guy you've not played with since a kid 'a blow'.

I honestly sometimes wonder where they get these people from. Andy and Colin were playing the second best doubles team in the world, they wouldn't have been expected to win. Given that they beat the 4th, 5th and 6th seeds to get to the final, Andy and Colin did very well.

Is it just me who wonders why these fools write articles when they patently don't have a clue what they are talking about? I thought Simon 'excuse me while I crawl up myself' Briggs was bad enough, but honestly. Mind you, the way the headline is about Andy, but a lot of the article is about Nadal, should tell you all you need to know.